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mitt romney used every trick in the book. what is mitt romney hiding? >> romney insists he will release two year of tax returns, but the pressure is building. even robbery republicans say he should bite the bullet to move on. >> the advice i would give romney is who cares about your tax returns, release them. we need this campaign to be about obama's records. >> he needs to regain control and do that today in battle ground ohio. back to you. >> thank you. we are already seeing an outcry to release information or a national review is a conservative publication. he is a politician running for the highest office in the land and his current posture is unsustainable. he will not be able to maintain a position that looks secretive and is a departure from campaign conventions. >> that's what it's about. at lack of transparency. people don't want opaqueness shrouding a candidate. it makes people think there is something there. if there is nothing there, release them. >> speaking of hiding, he is so light lipped about the vp choice, there can be decoys involved.
mitt romney used every trick in the book. what is mitt romney hiding? >> romney insists he will release two year of tax returns, but the pressure is building. even robbery republicans say he should bite the bullet to move on. >> the advice i would give romney is who cares about your tax returns, release them. we need this campaign to be about obama's records. >> he needs to regain control and do that today in battle ground ohio. back to you. >> thank you. we are already...
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. >> reporter: mitt romney transformed the planned ohio rally into a bid to support relief efforts. >> we won't be able to solve all the problems with our effort. one of the things i learned in life is you make the difference you can. >> reporter: it has trappings of a traditional campaign event, stage, big american flag, campaign music, lots of romney supporters. but you also have over here canned goods and supplies that people have brought for vick,ti of the storm. the storm put romneyen a bind. while the president can lead relief efforts. >> this is something heartbreaking for the nation. >> reporter: there is not much for romney to do beyond encouraging supporters to pitch in. with fema working overtime, democrats are hammering him for what he said at a debate when asked if some of fema's responsibilities should be turned over to the states. >> abslaugolutely. any team you have occasion to take something from the federal government and send back to the states that is the right direction. if you can go back and send it to the private sector that's better. >> reporter: romney wouldn
. >> reporter: mitt romney transformed the planned ohio rally into a bid to support relief efforts. >> we won't be able to solve all the problems with our effort. one of the things i learned in life is you make the difference you can. >> reporter: it has trappings of a traditional campaign event, stage, big american flag, campaign music, lots of romney supporters. but you also have over here canned goods and supplies that people have brought for vick,ti of the storm. the storm...
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and we'll hear from mitt romney for the first time since his election defeat. what he is saying about obama campaign tactics raising a couple eyebrows. >>> then an inspiring story, the young lady who ran a long, a really, really long way. mostly barefoot on top of that. why she did it coming up. >> she is going to need a pedicure. >> bunion city. >>> are you hungry this morning? are you? >> always every morning. >> that's just it. >> fact of life on this shift. >> i have been doing cooking with a guy you mae have seen on tv. we will get hot and heavy in the kitchen with marcus samuelson. plenty of meat in the story. stay tuned. we like stories with substance. >> first, both sides are laying out the battle lines over the looming budget crisis in washington. house speaker john boehner says republicans want to cooperate but not by raising taxes. >> here we go again. president obama addressed the crisis rather and other challenges he faces in his first post-victory news conference. abc's karen travers is joining us from washington with more. hi, karen. >> reporter:
and we'll hear from mitt romney for the first time since his election defeat. what he is saying about obama campaign tactics raising a couple eyebrows. >>> then an inspiring story, the young lady who ran a long, a really, really long way. mostly barefoot on top of that. why she did it coming up. >> she is going to need a pedicure. >> bunion city. >>> are you hungry this morning? are you? >> always every morning. >> that's just it. >> fact of life...
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it has been a rocky september for romney. and his next chance for a game changer may not come until the first presidential debate october 3. >> the only opportunity he will have to force from errors and cracks in the found dags and move on in the final 30 days. >> reporter: the campaign clearly sees this as a pivotal moment. romney has already spent 30 hours in debate prep. john, sunny, more is expected over the next two weeks. >>> this morning we are hearing from the researcher with a famous political name who helped bring the romney tape to light. james carter iv, the grandson of the former president, said he thought it was important to release this video. now he heard from his grandfather about it. >> he wrote back this morning and said that if it was extraordinary and congratulations. >> the younger carter says he agrees people that called it poetic justice for the swipes romney has taken at his grandfather. >> i was wondering how that video got released. >> now we know. how about that? >> i thought it was videotaped quit
it has been a rocky september for romney. and his next chance for a game changer may not come until the first presidential debate october 3. >> the only opportunity he will have to force from errors and cracks in the found dags and move on in the final 30 days. >> reporter: the campaign clearly sees this as a pivotal moment. romney has already spent 30 hours in debate prep. john, sunny, more is expected over the next two weeks. >>> this morning we are hearing from the...
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romney dines with rich people. >> this is the third time that governor romney and i have met recently. as some of you may have noticed i have a lot more energien our second debate. i found i was really well rested after the nice long nap i had in the first debate. now, win or lose, this is my last political campaign. so i am trying to drink it all in. unfortunately, mayor bloomberg will only let me have 16 ounces of it. that's okay, i am still making the most of my time in the city. earlier today, i went shopping at some stores in midtown. i understand governor romney went shopping for some stores in midtown. in monday's debate, a little bit different, the topic is foreign policy. spoiler alert -- we got bin laden. >> oh. >> good stuff, right. >> their writers are good. >> their writers are good. >> for a lot of women out there that maybe, that last debate was a little uncomfortable at times. nice to see them at least on the stage. put our difference as side for a good cause. all the money goes to catholic charities in new york, tradition dating back to world war ii. >> funny, democra
romney dines with rich people. >> this is the third time that governor romney and i have met recently. as some of you may have noticed i have a lot more energien our second debate. i found i was really well rested after the nice long nap i had in the first debate. now, win or lose, this is my last political campaign. so i am trying to drink it all in. unfortunately, mayor bloomberg will only let me have 16 ounces of it. that's okay, i am still making the most of my time in the city....
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after anne romney spoke to robin roberts. dressage has been a way for anne to deal with her ms. >> how do you respond to something like that? >> it makes me laugh. there's so many people out of work right now. >> reporter: fearing a backlash, abc news has learned officials from the obama campaign and democratic national committee held an urgent conference call in which they decided to refrain from any further horse-themed attacks. a spokesman expressed regret if anne romney was offended. this has been the latest in a particularly mean political season. in one study, roughly 90% of obama's ads and romney's ads included attacks on the other. >> what is mitt romney hide something. >> how can we trust him to lead? >> reporter: the president had not met publicly with his jobs council in the last six months. and the white house, when asked why said there was no specific reason, except that the president's obviously got a lot on his plate. >> so we took a look at his schedule, and over the last six months, he's done 106 fund-raisers
after anne romney spoke to robin roberts. dressage has been a way for anne to deal with her ms. >> how do you respond to something like that? >> it makes me laugh. there's so many people out of work right now. >> reporter: fearing a backlash, abc news has learned officials from the obama campaign and democratic national committee held an urgent conference call in which they decided to refrain from any further horse-themed attacks. a spokesman expressed regret if anne romney...
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romney says he will release his 2011 return when he finishes it. but that's it. not that he doesn't have more returns handy. when he was under kid rauconsid to be john mccain's runningmate, he gave mccain 23 years of tax returns, noting at the time i af am a bit of a pack rat i had them all. the romney campaign calls all this attention to his personal finances a distraction, an effort they say by the obama campaign to divert attention from the president's failed economic record. jonathan carl, ax news, washington. >> i don't think people are going to like that. transparency for me is always the best policy when it comes to politics. our politicians we want to know. and it is some what, people are going to question we has the offshore accounts and we didn't get 23 years of tax returns. >> he is a pack rat. you have them available. where are they? how can you run, really primarily on your business credentials and be secretive about your money? there is a contradiction there. and revealed in one sound bite. i don't know where the money is you. don't know where your
romney says he will release his 2011 return when he finishes it. but that's it. not that he doesn't have more returns handy. when he was under kid rauconsid to be john mccain's runningmate, he gave mccain 23 years of tax returns, noting at the time i af am a bit of a pack rat i had them all. the romney campaign calls all this attention to his personal finances a distraction, an effort they say by the obama campaign to divert attention from the president's failed economic record. jonathan carl,...
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this has become a real issue for mitt romney. >> romney's ready to fire back. going after obama on cronyism and all these things coming up this week. so it's just the beginning. >> it's heating up. >>> should we talk some sports? >> yes. >> i'm a little bummed out about this, more than a little bummed out. plain old bummed out. the new york knicks are likely to recall the phenomenon of linsanity. the heroics of guard jeremy lin, you might remember him. he was the team's most popular player. lin was sidelined with a knee injury towards the end of the season. now it looks like he won't be a knick. the team has until late tomorrow to match a three-year, $25 million offer from the houston rockets and most believe the knicks are going to let lin walk away. >> see, as a native new yorker, and i hope you are too, i'm a huge knicks fan. >> me, too. >> always a knicks fan. why would they let jeremy lin go? we're talking linsanity here. >> i know. they want him, too. he makes enough money, he's really boosted the international viewing and the jersey and the merchandising
this has become a real issue for mitt romney. >> romney's ready to fire back. going after obama on cronyism and all these things coming up this week. so it's just the beginning. >> it's heating up. >>> should we talk some sports? >> yes. >> i'm a little bummed out about this, more than a little bummed out. plain old bummed out. the new york knicks are likely to recall the phenomenon of linsanity. the heroics of guard jeremy lin, you might remember him. he was...
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the democrats have pounced on the comment and tried to link murdoch to romney because romney endorsed him. >>> asian markets are lower after a dismal day on wall street. stocks tumbled after a series of low earning reports from dupont and xerox, ups, otherwise known as ups, world's largest package delivery company, warned the pace of growth is uneven and holiday shopping season could prove to be ing. the worst day since june. just a little note, investors were thinking how high can we go, how low can we go in a split second. >> couple years ago, remember the dow was at 6,500. and 13,000 was a big deal. compared to whey where we were, considerable improvements. in addition to bad earnings reports, moody's is going to downgrade, said it was going to downgrade five of spain's regions, downgrading credit look we have been through here in the u.s. global economy remains weak. you can never think here in the u.s. we are immune to what is happening in global economics. interesting. always. >> domino effect. >>> small new jersey town is in shock. now that two teenage brothers have been charge
the democrats have pounced on the comment and tried to link murdoch to romney because romney endorsed him. >>> asian markets are lower after a dismal day on wall street. stocks tumbled after a series of low earning reports from dupont and xerox, ups, otherwise known as ups, world's largest package delivery company, warned the pace of growth is uneven and holiday shopping season could prove to be ing. the worst day since june. just a little note, investors were thinking how high can we...
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democrats have chose tine focus on romney's finances. here is abc's jonathan carl. >> reporter: mitt romney under fire from democrats over his personal finances but he says he doesn't really know much about his own investments. >> my investments have been held by a blind trust, have been managed by a trustee. i don't manage them. i don't know where they are. >> reporter: information romney released about his $250 million personal fortune has raised more questions than answers showing he had a swiss bank account, investments in the kaman islands and corporation in bermuda. speaking to a latino audience, vice president biden hammered romney for not releasing more information. >> he wants you to show your papers, but he won't show us his. it's kind of fascinating. >> reporter: when his father, george romney man for president in 1968, he released 12 years of tax returns saying a single return could "be a fluke" done for show. earlier this year, mitt romney was challenged to do the same thing. >> will you follow your father's example? >> mayb
democrats have chose tine focus on romney's finances. here is abc's jonathan carl. >> reporter: mitt romney under fire from democrats over his personal finances but he says he doesn't really know much about his own investments. >> my investments have been held by a blind trust, have been managed by a trustee. i don't manage them. i don't know where they are. >> reporter: information romney released about his $250 million personal fortune has raised more questions than answers...
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. >> reporter: romney squeezed in ralliesen avon lake, ohio, and davenport, iowa, before pressing pause on this campaign. >> hopefully your thought and prayers will join with me and people across the country when you think about folks that are in harm's way. we love our fellow americans. wish them well. >> this is the closest election since modern polling began in 1936. with the candidates averaging a 48% to 48%, tie, since september. and in the perfect storm of an election comes this storm, slicing a path through battleground state, north carolina, virginia, ohio, and new hampshire. potentially impacting early voting. and who knows where the recovery from the storm will be one week from tomorrow. thus the candidates are trying to project leadership. >> speaking today with the national weather service and folks at fema they're preparing for the landfall of a very, very dangerous hurricane. >> reporter: a tougher task perhaps for the candidate who does not runt f the federal government. with president obama in washington, d.c. you may wonder why i and the press corps are here in florida,
. >> reporter: romney squeezed in ralliesen avon lake, ohio, and davenport, iowa, before pressing pause on this campaign. >> hopefully your thought and prayers will join with me and people across the country when you think about folks that are in harm's way. we love our fellow americans. wish them well. >> this is the closest election since modern polling began in 1936. with the candidates averaging a 48% to 48%, tie, since september. and in the perfect storm of an election...
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mitt romney and those still battling to be the anti-romney. >> you are now going to go out and have somebody criticize me for restoring voting rights to people who have exhausted their sentence and served their time and paid their debt to society, then why didn't you try to change that when you were governor of massachusetts? >> well, first of all -- [ applause ] >> i think that's part of what a campaign is about, is to raise questions and see whether or not your competitor can answer them effectively before you get to a general election. >> reporter: earlier in the day, when huntsman bowed out, he suggested the others should do the same. >> i believe it is now time for our party to unite around the candidate best equipped to defeat barack obama. >> reporter: in new hampshire huntsman thought he had a chance against romney but finished a disappointing third. in conservative south carolina it would have been an uphill battle. in one poll he even trailed a comedian. now the former utah governor and china ambassador is trying to undo the attacks his campaign waged, like this web ad skewering ro
mitt romney and those still battling to be the anti-romney. >> you are now going to go out and have somebody criticize me for restoring voting rights to people who have exhausted their sentence and served their time and paid their debt to society, then why didn't you try to change that when you were governor of massachusetts? >> well, first of all -- [ applause ] >> i think that's part of what a campaign is about, is to raise questions and see whether or not your competitor...
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romney accusing the obama a administration of sympathizing of those who waged the attack. a false charge, criticizing the anti-muslim movie. mr. obama responded in an interview with cbs 60 minutes. >> governor romney seems to have a tendency to shoot first and aim later. as president, one of the things i have learned is you can't do that. >> american leadership is necessary to ensure events in region don't spin out of control. >> even some republicans question romney's handling of the issue calling it hasty. top gop leaders pointedly decloond d declined to endorse. the white house did disavow original statements out of the embassien cairo. stay with abc news for the latest as events in libya unfold. we will have updates throughout the morning on "america this morning" and later on "good morning america" and tlup out the day on abc news.com. stay right here. >>> yes, all right here at home. the south dakota company that makes meat filler known as pink slime is announcing a defamation lawsuit yet to say who they're suing. officials at beefproductinc., said a smear campaign c
romney accusing the obama a administration of sympathizing of those who waged the attack. a false charge, criticizing the anti-muslim movie. mr. obama responded in an interview with cbs 60 minutes. >> governor romney seems to have a tendency to shoot first and aim later. as president, one of the things i have learned is you can't do that. >> american leadership is necessary to ensure events in region don't spin out of control. >> even some republicans question romney's...
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and i think that's going to be a powerful moment for mitt romney. >> reporter: and an adviser for romney says they're preparing for romney to come armed. >> they've been practicing zingers for months. >> reporter: abc news political analyst matt dowd says at this point, romney and obama advisers are style over substance. >> the debates that have changed people's minds have all been about physical characteristics and mannerisms really in the modern age and not substance or policy issues. >> reporter: both have challenges. the president needs to keep his answers short to avoid sounding like the professor he was before the white house. and romney must come across relatable and really connect with the voters. karen travers, abc news, washington. >> hmm. >> all right. >> talking about the whole style not substance? >> style. style is important. and particularly just likability, what people feel like they -- you know, they feel like they have a comfort zone with you. it's very important. >> i don't think anybody has prepared more so than mitt romney. you've got 50 million to 60 million eye bal
and i think that's going to be a powerful moment for mitt romney. >> reporter: and an adviser for romney says they're preparing for romney to come armed. >> they've been practicing zingers for months. >> reporter: abc news political analyst matt dowd says at this point, romney and obama advisers are style over substance. >> the debates that have changed people's minds have all been about physical characteristics and mannerisms really in the modern age and not substance...
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attacking romney on say that video insulting 47% of the country as irresponsible victims. his aide advised him to focus on policy, such as romney's effort to distance himself from his own tax proposal. >> for 18 months he has been running on this tax plan. and, now, five weeks before the election, he is saying that his big bold idea is never mind. >> reporter: now top democrats and liberal pundits bemoan a missed opportunity. >> i don't know what he was doing out there, had his head down, enduring the debate rather than fight. >> it looked like romney wanted to be there, president obama didn't want to be there. >> reporter: some blamed denver's high elevation for his performance. >> when you go to 5,000 feet, and you have a few hours to adjust. >> that's interesting. >> i don't know. >> the president spent much time looking down at his podium take notes. and squandered easy opportunities to go after romney. such as this moment. >> i like pbs. i like big bird. i like you too. but i am not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from chon ina to p for it. a
attacking romney on say that video insulting 47% of the country as irresponsible victims. his aide advised him to focus on policy, such as romney's effort to distance himself from his own tax proposal. >> for 18 months he has been running on this tax plan. and, now, five weeks before the election, he is saying that his big bold idea is never mind. >> reporter: now top democrats and liberal pundits bemoan a missed opportunity. >> i don't know what he was doing out there, had...
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romney. >> reporter: each made his pitch. president obama argued the economy can grow with further spending on domestic programs like education, paid for in part by raising taxes on the wealthy. he described his opponent as plotting to cut spending in a way that would hurt the middle-class. >> i don't believe giving some one like mr. romney another huge tax cut is worth ending the guarantees of basic security we have provided the elderly and the sick and those who are actively looking for work. >> reporter: mitt romney for his part continued to paint himself as the businessman. >> i love jobs. >> reporter: wants to cut spending and taxes. >> he has put together as much debt as all the prior presidents combined. you want four more years of that? you call that forward? that's forward over a cliff. >> reporter: romney's larger message, if you don't like the economy, fire the guy in charge. >> thinking about people who i want to have work for me, whether my doctor, the person that will be painting the house, i want to make sure t
romney. >> reporter: each made his pitch. president obama argued the economy can grow with further spending on domestic programs like education, paid for in part by raising taxes on the wealthy. he described his opponent as plotting to cut spending in a way that would hurt the middle-class. >> i don't believe giving some one like mr. romney another huge tax cut is worth ending the guarantees of basic security we have provided the elderly and the sick and those who are actively...
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romney traveling to ohio for a rally in mansfield. during a campaign stop yesterday he said that he would keep some parts of the president's health care overhaul, including coverage for pre-existing conditions. the first time we've actually heard him say anything quite like that. >> he said before, i'm going to repeal, i'm going to repeal. day one, i will repeal. now, a slight softening. of that position. >> right. he says i'll repeal it and replace it with my own, but we didn't know what parts of his own he would maintain. >> now we're hearing it finally, yes. >>> well, the latest gallup poll suggests president obama picked up some momentum after the big convention in charlotte. in august the two candidates were basically in a dead heat. >> but the latest numbers put the president ahead by five points. abc's senior washington editor looks at a state in play. good morning, rick klein. >> rob and paula, ohio is the key and here's why. according to abc news' latest race projections, president obama is in line for 237 electoral votes to
romney traveling to ohio for a rally in mansfield. during a campaign stop yesterday he said that he would keep some parts of the president's health care overhaul, including coverage for pre-existing conditions. the first time we've actually heard him say anything quite like that. >> he said before, i'm going to repeal, i'm going to repeal. day one, i will repeal. now, a slight softening. of that position. >> right. he says i'll repeal it and replace it with my own, but we didn't...
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mitt romney, what do you think? >> b minus. >> b minus. >> b. >> b minus, tough grade. >> tough grade.y talking about all night i wondered what happened to the strength. some of the statements he said you can't kill your way out of this mess. i wondered what mitt romney was talking about from the mitt romney we used to know. >> what do you think, b? >> a b. i thought he came acrossed as some one you could see as president of the united states. that little litmus test he could. didn't come across as string and assertive in my view. >> how did, obama do? >> i thought he was an a minus. >> a. >> a, you get -- you are a tough a? >> i have not given an a in this entire series of debates to anyone. i thought this was actually barack obama's best moment. and to me the commander-in-chief test and strong and decisive was actually the most important thing in the campaign. it's why mitt romney rose in the aftermath of the first debate. i thought the president came across that way. a few instances i thought he came across a lit
mitt romney, what do you think? >> b minus. >> b minus. >> b. >> b minus, tough grade. >> tough grade.y talking about all night i wondered what happened to the strength. some of the statements he said you can't kill your way out of this mess. i wondered what mitt romney was talking about from the mitt romney we used to know. >> what do you think, b? >> a b. i thought he came acrossed as some one you could see as president of the united states. that...
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. >> mitt romney also canceled his events today. 30 canceled so far. both campaigns are using social media to urge supporters to contribute to relief efforts. and romney staffers are collecting supplies at campaign offices. >> there was some brief chat on twitter -- should they delay the presidential election because of the storm? highly unlikely to happen. an interesting conversation how it impacted both campaigns. coming up next, big headaches in the big apple. >> new york city practically cut off from the outside world for the first time since 9/11 attack -- attacks. we'll talk to a city official about what's ahead when we come back. you are watching "world news now." about what's ahead when we come back. you are watching "world news now." septic disasters are disgusting and costly, but avoidable. the rid-x septic subscriber program helps prevent backups by sending you monthly doses right to your door so you will never forget to maintain your system. sign up at rid-x.com. try these. new cepacol sensations cools instantly, and has an active ingredien
. >> mitt romney also canceled his events today. 30 canceled so far. both campaigns are using social media to urge supporters to contribute to relief efforts. and romney staffers are collecting supplies at campaign offices. >> there was some brief chat on twitter -- should they delay the presidential election because of the storm? highly unlikely to happen. an interesting conversation how it impacted both campaigns. coming up next, big headaches in the big apple. >> new york...
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obama mentioned tax ten more times than romney. romney mentioned jobs ten times more than obama. so the distinction there. but i think, it was, a solid, solid speech, but those speeches beforehand from former president bill clinton and michelle, that was a tough act to follow. >> they don't have burden of being in office. joe can come out swinging. clinton can come out swinging. they do the dirty work. the president has to appear presidential and take the high road. a few good solid body shots at romney. it wasn't the full frontal that i think you saw in other cases here. he did focus heavily on foreign policy. that was i think a rebuttal to romney, not mentioning afghanistan, the war at all in his speech first time in 52 years, war has not been in the speech. that's why it is so heavy. again, let the analyses continue all day today. right. and, to join our active online discussion about the democratic national convention, do so on our facebook page, wnnfans.com. >>> now to the bizarre turn of events for one airline passenger. the man was flying home to texas to celebrate his 29t
obama mentioned tax ten more times than romney. romney mentioned jobs ten times more than obama. so the distinction there. but i think, it was, a solid, solid speech, but those speeches beforehand from former president bill clinton and michelle, that was a tough act to follow. >> they don't have burden of being in office. joe can come out swinging. clinton can come out swinging. they do the dirty work. the president has to appear presidential and take the high road. a few good solid body...
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you need two things and get a cartful. >> the romneys at costco, indeed. her first time being on the late night talk show like that. it was good. getting into the nitty-gritty. they want to again, the human factor. show the lighter side. she was trying to do that for mitt. he need the help. downen two battleground states. florida, and ohio not looking kindly. miles to go. what a week from today. october 3rd. big event. >> denver. that will be the first of three presidential debates. >> they say, ironically enough, romney may have an advantage. he had 19 debates during the primaries. all the republican debates. the president is rusty after four years. see how that factors out. both men doing a lot of prep. >> all this dirt, dirty lawn dream was aired out for everybody to see and hear. romney during the 19 debates. >> yeah, yeah, a lot of practice for sure. all right, in california, nearly 1,000 firefighters plan an all-out assault on a fire that is still smoldering near the border with mexico. >> the blaze killed one person and burned a dozen homes. abc's b
you need two things and get a cartful. >> the romneys at costco, indeed. her first time being on the late night talk show like that. it was good. getting into the nitty-gritty. they want to again, the human factor. show the lighter side. she was trying to do that for mitt. he need the help. downen two battleground states. florida, and ohio not looking kindly. miles to go. what a week from today. october 3rd. big event. >> denver. that will be the first of three presidential debates....
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yesterday it was virginia where both president obama and mitt romney were campaigning for votes. president obama stumped for votes in virginia beach. an area with a large military population. >> it's time for a new economic patriotism. an economic patriotism rooted in the belief that growing our economy begins with a strong and thriving middle-class. >> reporter: while mitt romney reached out to veterans in the critical northern virginia suburbs. >> we will make sure and restore our economy and put people back to work, get rising take home pay again. we are going to make sure we have a military that is second to none. i will do those things. >> reporter: right now the president has the edge in the key battleground states include vag va where he is ahead by 4 points. romney told abc's david muir, he is not deterred by the numbers. >> well i am very pleased with some polls. less so with other polls. frankly at this early stage. polls go up. polls go down. >> reporter: it is not really early. in fact, voting is already under way. voters in iowa started heading to the polls. next tue
yesterday it was virginia where both president obama and mitt romney were campaigning for votes. president obama stumped for votes in virginia beach. an area with a large military population. >> it's time for a new economic patriotism. an economic patriotism rooted in the belief that growing our economy begins with a strong and thriving middle-class. >> reporter: while mitt romney reached out to veterans in the critical northern virginia suburbs. >> we will make sure and...
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several years after romney left bain capital. the group insists it isn't blaming him for her death all. what this ad does is tells the story of one guy. >> it's misleading to tell. >> this is your opinion. >> reporter: the romney campaign has hit below the belt too. currently with a misleading ad, claiming president obama has gutted welfare reform. >> the obama administration -- >> reporter: the obama campaign is calling that a boldfaced lie. the administration is allowing states to experiment with changes to the welfare law but insists it is still requiring people to work. here in boston the romney campaign is gearing up for an announcement of a runningmate that could come any day. there is already a staff in place. they have desks, computers, they are working for a candidate though they have no idea who the vice presidential candidate will be. jonathan karl, abc news, boston. >>> more than a million general electric dishwashers are considered so unsafe, safety experts say you should unplug them right now if you have one. 1.3 mi
several years after romney left bain capital. the group insists it isn't blaming him for her death all. what this ad does is tells the story of one guy. >> it's misleading to tell. >> this is your opinion. >> reporter: the romney campaign has hit below the belt too. currently with a misleading ad, claiming president obama has gutted welfare reform. >> the obama administration -- >> reporter: the obama campaign is calling that a boldfaced lie. the administration is...
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yesterday, romney met with an old friend, israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. the visit meant to send a message that friendship matters at a critical time in relations between israel and iran. >> personal friend of mine and a strong friend of the state of israel. >> israel faces enemies who deny past crimes against the jewish people and seek to commit new ones. >> romney said israel has the right to defend itself against iran and that the u.s. must lead the effort to keep iran from getting nuclear weapons. >> romney and his wife stopped at a sacred jewish site which has been visited by so many leaders in the past. abc's david muir reports from jerusalem. >> reporter: it was a powerful backdrop for a presidential campaign that brought mitt romney and his wife to the western wall. both leaving their own separate notes their prayers. >> before we went to the wall we both sat down and wrote prayers. you know, i read to her what i had written. and she read to me what she wrote. my thoughts were with regards to peace, my family, my wife, and -- and -- source of our s
yesterday, romney met with an old friend, israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. the visit meant to send a message that friendship matters at a critical time in relations between israel and iran. >> personal friend of mine and a strong friend of the state of israel. >> israel faces enemies who deny past crimes against the jewish people and seek to commit new ones. >> romney said israel has the right to defend itself against iran and that the u.s. must lead the effort to...
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and romney promised that if mr. obama is re-elected it will be more of the same. >> i think it is interesting, with two presidential debates gone, the president still hasn't found an agenda for his second term. we have an agenda for our term. and our agenda is going to get this country working again. >> romney also said that over 3.5 million more women are now in pof teverty than when the president took office. up more debate, monday night, in florida, the topic, foreign policy. they estimated 1/5 of the population was watching the second debate last night. >> good to know right? >> it is very good to know. some numbers here. i know you are a cruncher, how many days to the election? >> 19. >> become to back gallup polls, give romney the edge. and there are new stats out that say, well first time, that romney has the hit the 50% mark in the likely voter poll. the president has never hit 50% in the likely voter poll. no candidate who led in mid october with 50% or more, as romney does right now, has gone on to lose. s
and romney promised that if mr. obama is re-elected it will be more of the same. >> i think it is interesting, with two presidential debates gone, the president still hasn't found an agenda for his second term. we have an agenda for our term. and our agenda is going to get this country working again. >> romney also said that over 3.5 million more women are now in pof teverty than when the president took office. up more debate, monday night, in florida, the topic, foreign policy....
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romney during the 19 debates. >> yeah, yeah, a lot of practice for sure. all right, in california, nearly 1,000 firefighters plan an all-out assault on a fire that is still smoldering near the border with mexico. >> the blaze killed one person and burned a dozen homes. abc's brandi hitt from los angeles with more on the destructive fire season so far. brandi. >> reporter: good morning, rob and paula. a deadly and costly year battling wildfires. here in california we haven't even reached the peak of fire season yet. fast-moving flames from the wildfire have kept fire crews in southeastern san diego county on their toes for three days. >> there was just flames that came up over the top -- i couldn't believe it. i thought i was dead. >> reporter: unfortunately this fire has turned deadly. firefighters recovered the body of a man found inside his burned home. neighbors say 82-year-old carson robinson only had one leg and refused to leave despite evacuation orders. >> it looks like they tried three times to do reverse 911 calls, a neighbor may have tried to ban
romney during the 19 debates. >> yeah, yeah, a lot of practice for sure. all right, in california, nearly 1,000 firefighters plan an all-out assault on a fire that is still smoldering near the border with mexico. >> the blaze killed one person and burned a dozen homes. abc's brandi hitt from los angeles with more on the destructive fire season so far. brandi. >> reporter: good morning, rob and paula. a deadly and costly year battling wildfires. here in california we haven't...
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and mitt romney has more appearances there today. abc's karen travers is joining us this morning with more on this very close race. good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning, rob. good morning, sunny. good luck trying to make sense of any polls over the last couple days. one thing is clear this race has gotten tighter. mitt romney was back in iowa for the first time in nearly a month. >> iowa is going to help elect me the next president of the united states. >> reporter: flying over his event this sign mocking him for the comments about big bird at last week's debate. the obama campaign is also trying to keep that in the news with this new ad. >> mitt romney taking on our enemies no matter where they nest. >> reporter: republicans say the president's campaign is showing signs of desperation. >> these are tough times. with real serious, use. so you have to scratch your head when the president spend the last week talking about saving big bird. >> election day, weeks away, getting a solid read on where the race stand is not easy. a
and mitt romney has more appearances there today. abc's karen travers is joining us this morning with more on this very close race. good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning, rob. good morning, sunny. good luck trying to make sense of any polls over the last couple days. one thing is clear this race has gotten tighter. mitt romney was back in iowa for the first time in nearly a month. >> iowa is going to help elect me the next president of the united states. >> reporter:...
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>> well, i don't need to send a message to mitt romney. i think he will once again be very well prepared. he, you know, he makes a good power point presentation. i look forward to seeing him. >> he says taking him on. on issues like legal abortion. during the primaries governor romney said he would look to see a repeal of roe v. wade. yesterday in an interview he said there is no legislation with regard to abortion that i am familiar with that would become part of my agenda. your campaign has called that a lie. >> look -- diane, this is another example of governor romney hiding position he's has been campaigning on for a year and a half. >> is it a lie? >> governor romney made very clear that -- if a bill comes to his desk that over turns roe v. wade that he will be fully supportive of that. he said i will appoint justices that will overturn roe v. wade. and now, four weeks before an election, he is trying to cloud the question when it comes to -- women's rights to control their own health care decisions. the one thing i think people, repu
>> well, i don't need to send a message to mitt romney. i think he will once again be very well prepared. he, you know, he makes a good power point presentation. i look forward to seeing him. >> he says taking him on. on issues like legal abortion. during the primaries governor romney said he would look to see a repeal of roe v. wade. yesterday in an interview he said there is no legislation with regard to abortion that i am familiar with that would become part of my agenda. your...
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a dnc adviser commented on cnn that romney, quote, never worked a day in her life, which spurred the mother of five boys to tweet that raising her family was, in fact, hard work. the democratic adviser later tweeted she has nothing against ann romney but doesn't think she should be speaking as an expert about women financially supporting their families. >>> and for many families this weekend marks a rite of passage. prom season. we're seeing lots of look-ups right now for the perfect dress. some of the styles trending high on yahoo! now are mermaid prom dresses, pattern prom dresses, like plaid or camouflage. both sexy and modest prom dresses, and teens and their parents are on the hunt for inexpensive prom wear. young adults are wondering when is the best time to ask a date to prom? that's a top search question this week. you better hurry up. >>> and finally, we are heading into marathon weekend in boston. monday marks the 116th running of the iconic event. it's attracted more and more regular runners for years. and right now on yahoo! we're seeing a lot of searches for info on the
a dnc adviser commented on cnn that romney, quote, never worked a day in her life, which spurred the mother of five boys to tweet that raising her family was, in fact, hard work. the democratic adviser later tweeted she has nothing against ann romney but doesn't think she should be speaking as an expert about women financially supporting their families. >>> and for many families this weekend marks a rite of passage. prom season. we're seeing lots of look-ups right now for the perfect...
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but still romney has been unable to stop rick santorum's surge. jonathan karl, abc, washington. >> it's so funny, too. i think -- obviously, mitt romney has struggled to rally that conservative root around him. but the more people learn about santorum people will find out just how dramatically far right he is. and whether that's good for the gop to have that kind of conservative go against obama in the fall. >> but i think true conservatives, tea party conservatives are still trying to send a message to the republican base that we want somebody a little more conservative than mitt romney because he can be a little bit of a massachusetts moderate. >> that's the tea party influence. interesting as always. >>> speaking of politics now, newt gingrich is far back in third place, but he's making gas prices topic number one in his bid for the white house. he's now promising to drop the price as low as two bucks a gallon. he said he'll do that by relaxing regulation on domestic oil production. he's also blasting president obama for delaying that canada to
but still romney has been unable to stop rick santorum's surge. jonathan karl, abc, washington. >> it's so funny, too. i think -- obviously, mitt romney has struggled to rally that conservative root around him. but the more people learn about santorum people will find out just how dramatically far right he is. and whether that's good for the gop to have that kind of conservative go against obama in the fall. >> but i think true conservatives, tea party conservatives are still trying...
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mitt romney is on track to match or exceed the powerful obama fund-raising operation. democrats fear that while they can win the message war over the summer, they may not be in a position to keep that up through the fall. that's why you have the president sounding so concerned. rob and sunny? >> i don't like the attack ads. on either side. i just don't like that. >> every candidate says the same thing. we are going to run a clean, positive campaign, talk about the issues. always gets negative. the only reason, it works. another story, again, it proves it again. they're effective. >> stick to the facts. leave that emotional attack stuff out. we're smart enough. we can figure it out. >> i think most voters in the country vote with gut instinct, emotional attachment to one candidate or another. it works. it is sad. >> facts should rule. >> amen. >> each and every time. trump emotion. spoken like a lawyer, right. >> exactly. no, counselor. >>> well, the only abortion clinic in mississippi will be open this morning after a federal judge temporarily blocked enforcement of a
mitt romney is on track to match or exceed the powerful obama fund-raising operation. democrats fear that while they can win the message war over the summer, they may not be in a position to keep that up through the fall. that's why you have the president sounding so concerned. rob and sunny? >> i don't like the attack ads. on either side. i just don't like that. >> every candidate says the same thing. we are going to run a clean, positive campaign, talk about the issues. always...
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let's take a look. >> hello, i'm mitt romney. and i understand the hardships facing ordinary americans. for example, this summer, one of my horses failed to medal at the olympics. so i know hardship! >> this type of gutter journalism simply won't be tolerated. >> whatever the amount of damages the french court will award it will be a fraction of the publicity that the magazine will have gained. >> this contract is a break with past practices and brings a fundamental change that benefits our children. >> trust is going to be a big issue. it is going to see how this contract is enforced. >> oh, so much better! oh. how are my little triplets doing? >> did you see the commercial by the way? did you see that? >> i didn't. i didn't. >> missed a lot while you were away. >> what was the commercial? >> for one of the water companies, not vitamin water, other water. >> smart water. >> smart water. yeah. >> takes off this thing, secret camera at home. got the belly. better keep reading. and tweet us some pictures. we want to know why you ar
let's take a look. >> hello, i'm mitt romney. and i understand the hardships facing ordinary americans. for example, this summer, one of my horses failed to medal at the olympics. so i know hardship! >> this type of gutter journalism simply won't be tolerated. >> whatever the amount of damages the french court will award it will be a fraction of the publicity that the magazine will have gained. >> this contract is a break with past practices and brings a fundamental...
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and mitt romney's lead in the polls. our new abc news poll just released shows romney supported by 35% of republican-leaning voters, far ahead of newt gingrich and ron paul, and 57% have confidence that romney will beat president obama in november. and you cannot say that about gingrich or paul. >>> well, as the front-runner romney came under heavy attack last night during the republican debate. newt gingrich, rick perry, they led that assault of romney's role at bain capital. and perry, he challenged the millionaire businessman to release his tax returns. >> you know, i looked at what has been done in campaigns in the past with senator mccain and president george w. bush and others. they've tended to release tax records in april or tax season. i hadn't planned on releasing tax records because the law requires us to release all of our assets, all the things we own -- >> americans for a better -- >> reporter: well, that debate unfolded hours after moderate former utah governor jon huntsman withdrew from the race and endor
and mitt romney's lead in the polls. our new abc news poll just released shows romney supported by 35% of republican-leaning voters, far ahead of newt gingrich and ron paul, and 57% have confidence that romney will beat president obama in november. and you cannot say that about gingrich or paul. >>> well, as the front-runner romney came under heavy attack last night during the republican debate. newt gingrich, rick perry, they led that assault of romney's role at bain capital. and...
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mitt romney's slogan is it will be better. >> ann romney hinted to cbs news her husband was considering a woman as a potential runningmate. >> if looking at that and i would love that option as well. >> reporter: with the campaigns heating up many still believe the economy will decide this election. weekly jobless claims dropped to 374,000 last week, the lowest level since mid may. many on the campaign front are now waiting for the june jobs report. rob, sunny? >> that jobs report expected to show growth of 90,000 to 95,000 jobs. which its good. it's growth. certainly anemic. compared to what we need. listen to economists talk, we need to be in a position where we are creating 250,000 to 300,000 jobs a month to get back on track. 90, 95. >> doesn't quite make it. >> doesn't quite cut it. here, too -- obama on the campaign trail, playing up his family story. calling himself -- my life story represents the american people. talking about his family and blue-collar roots, obviously trying to draw that, you know comparison to mitt romney's, little more privileged background. romney meanwhile
mitt romney's slogan is it will be better. >> ann romney hinted to cbs news her husband was considering a woman as a potential runningmate. >> if looking at that and i would love that option as well. >> reporter: with the campaigns heating up many still believe the economy will decide this election. weekly jobless claims dropped to 374,000 last week, the lowest level since mid may. many on the campaign front are now waiting for the june jobs report. rob, sunny? >> that...
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mitt romney tried to make a statement of his own this weekend. gathering his top supporters and donors in utah, about 700 of them in total. this was basically saying to the entire country, republicans are fired up and ready to go. one in particular a star, condi rice, former bush secretary of state, the message to all was the romney campaign are ready to flex muscle taking on president obama. rick klein, abc news, washington. >> thanks, rick. >> condoleezza rice, john mccain, his fund-raising campaign, you consider. >> a machine. >> -- a machine, but compared to obama. he is outperforming obama. obama was a machine and record setting. >> absolutely, when you think about obama and mccain last time around. mccain's campaign was shoestringing it. he is going against somebody that may have more of a well oiled machine, well-funded machine than the obama campaign. they set all kinds of records. >> what donors love, to be wined and dined. i was reading who ever is, overseeing all of the donors and fund-raising, their policy is to get back -- romney's p
mitt romney tried to make a statement of his own this weekend. gathering his top supporters and donors in utah, about 700 of them in total. this was basically saying to the entire country, republicans are fired up and ready to go. one in particular a star, condi rice, former bush secretary of state, the message to all was the romney campaign are ready to flex muscle taking on president obama. rick klein, abc news, washington. >> thanks, rick. >> condoleezza rice, john mccain, his...
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the obama and romney campaigns both ratcheting up the rhetoric with the focus on jobs. >>> and later this half hour, a real winning idea from charlie sheen. he's now promising to donate a million bucks to an important cause and maybe a lot more. where is the money coming from, and who is cashing in? details on that and more coming up later in "the skinny." >>> we begin with breaking news. reports that 21 people, some of them children, have been shot in toronto. at least two are being reported dead. >> we are still getting details at this hour. police there are calling this incident unprecedented. they say more than 200 people were at a party, apparently a backyard barbecue along a quiet residential street when a fight broke out and the shooting began. they say several weapons were fired, and at last word, one person was in custody. of course, we'll follow developments throughout the morning. this kind of violence in canada very rare. unlike america, they don't have issues with gun violence. >> that's right. that's why they are calling it unprecedented. >> it really is. >>> now to our
the obama and romney campaigns both ratcheting up the rhetoric with the focus on jobs. >>> and later this half hour, a real winning idea from charlie sheen. he's now promising to donate a million bucks to an important cause and maybe a lot more. where is the money coming from, and who is cashing in? details on that and more coming up later in "the skinny." >>> we begin with breaking news. reports that 21 people, some of them children, have been shot in toronto. at...
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mitt romney was successfully able to do that. at one point he said you have been president the last four years. we are not talking about what is about to happen need to talk what has been happening. >> really quick, any missed opportunities for both candidates. romney did exceptionally well. in terms of missed opportunities? >> two big missed opportunity i think both side. president obama did not go after milt romney on that 47% comment. that has been dominating the debate conversation the last couple weeks. didn't go aggressively on it. some people, democrats will say he should have done that. mitt romney said the middle-class has gotten crushed by the obama administration, but dent say just like joe biden said yesterday, would have been a great opportunity to say look even your own vice president admit it. >> two more chances left to go. plus the vp debate. thank you to karen travers, reporting live from denver. thank you again, karen. coverage of last night's debate is far from over. later this half-hour some of your political
mitt romney was successfully able to do that. at one point he said you have been president the last four years. we are not talking about what is about to happen need to talk what has been happening. >> really quick, any missed opportunities for both candidates. romney did exceptionally well. in terms of missed opportunities? >> two big missed opportunity i think both side. president obama did not go after milt romney on that 47% comment. that has been dominating the debate...
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romney's vision but mr. obama does not agree fundamentally with the vision and the president attacked ryan's economic plan. >> they have tried to sell us this trickle-down fairy dust before, and guess what -- it did not work. >> the president and paul ryan are both campaigning today in iowa. >>> mitt romney campaigns today in florida where there are so many electoral votes at stake. our campaign coverage continues this morning with abc news political analyst, cokie roberts, on what ryan brings to the gop ticket. >> reporter: mitt romney's choice of paul ryan as his running mate has certainly made conservatives enthusiastic about this ticket. they had been very lukewarm about mitt romney, not thinking that he was really one of them, but they truly believe that paul ryan is one of them. and they are out in force endorsing this ticket now. now, of course, what makes conservatives happy, makes some liberals very unhappy. and, or makes them happy because they think that maybe they will win now. and it's very touc
romney's vision but mr. obama does not agree fundamentally with the vision and the president attacked ryan's economic plan. >> they have tried to sell us this trickle-down fairy dust before, and guess what -- it did not work. >> the president and paul ryan are both campaigning today in iowa. >>> mitt romney campaigns today in florida where there are so many electoral votes at stake. our campaign coverage continues this morning with abc news political analyst, cokie roberts,...
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he was the star when mitt romney said he is not going to borrow anymore. he would consider cutting funding to pbs, which of course the host for, big bird. and so, creating lots of buzz in the twittersphere. hash tag trending. he sent out my bedtime is usually 7:45. but i was really tired yesterday and fell asleep at 7:00. did i miss anything last night? big bird in bed for his big debut. another one, today is brought to you by the letter u, for unemployed. i love that one. >> then in the corner, saying will work for food. poor big bird, will end of in the trash can with oscar, he is so poor. >> they said his funding is entirely reliant on pbs. don't fret. he still has a future. >> there is some security for big bird. regardless who is in office. >> very comforting to hear. some where resting up and he will be okay. finally team for the polka. ♪ that's the world news polka ♪ ♪ it's late at night you're wide awake and you're not wearing pants ♪ ♪ so grab your "world news now" mug and everybody dance ♪ ♪ have some fun be a pal every anchor guy a
he was the star when mitt romney said he is not going to borrow anymore. he would consider cutting funding to pbs, which of course the host for, big bird. and so, creating lots of buzz in the twittersphere. hash tag trending. he sent out my bedtime is usually 7:45. but i was really tired yesterday and fell asleep at 7:00. did i miss anything last night? big bird in bed for his big debut. another one, today is brought to you by the letter u, for unemployed. i love that one. >> then in the...